Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Recipe

Chicken Parmesan Recipe for the Slow Cooker

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Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Recipe

For this recipe, I breaded the chicken and slow cooked it, and the chicken had a great texture and taste.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Course: Chicken, Main Course, Slow Cooker

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Slow Cooker Parmesan Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 295kcal

Author: Sarah Robinson

Ingredients

1 egg
1 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup parmesan cheese + more for sprinkling
2-3 pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts (enough for your family)
1 Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
Cheese to top with - whatever you keep on hand, normally it's mozzarella

Instructions

Crack an egg into a bowl and mix it up well. Mix a half cup of parmesan cheese with a cup of Italian bread crumbs.
Drizzle a small amount of olive oil in the bottom of the slow cooker and swish it around until it covers the whole bottom of the slow cooker.
Dredge the thawed chicken breast in the egg first, followed by the bread crumb mixture.
Place the chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour a small amount of spaghetti sauce on each piece of chicken and sprinkle it with parmesan cheese.
Cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3.5 hours.
Put a small amount of Colby-Jack cheese over the top so that it will melt while it is still hot.

Freezer to Slow Cooker Instructions:

Place the amount of chicken your family needs in a gallon size freezer safe bag.
Place the bread crumb mixture into a smaller quart size bag.
Staple or tape 2 bags together, label and freeze.
On cooking day, thaw meat in microwave (or the night before).
Follow instructions in the original recipe above to assemble.

Notes

**Please note: If you are sensitive to textures, you may enjoy this meal more if you go ahead and fry the chicken a little in a skillet first to get the crispy edges. The breading was slightly mushy in some places. It's nothing I minded (and my husband who is a lot more sensitive to textures, didn't complain either), but I wanted to throw that out there for those who are a little more texture sensitive. Me? I prefer less steps when it comes to using my slow cooker, so in most cases, when it says to brown my meat first, I just don't (unless it's ground beef).

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